making news in america this morning, fighting the fire. homes destroyed. people evacuated and now several arrests. new details on a wildfire that is still burning. terminal trash. crash and glass everywhere. passengers terrified inside. what happened inside this airport? massive search. the disappearance of a "wall street journal" reporter getting more bizarre by the minute, especially with a new clue that surfaced. talk about confidence. a football fan gets etched with ink long before his team even makes it to super bowl xlviii. good friday morning. i'm marci gonzalez in for diana perez.

>> i'm john muller. we begin with the latest wildfire near los angeles that's already burned several homes and three are under arrest. >> the smoke blowing all the way out to sea dropping ash on communities 30 miles from the fire. abc's mary bruce now with the very latest on the effort to get the blaze under control. >> reporter: what began as an out-of-control campfire quickly spread thursday. ping-ponging through neighborhoods in the glendora foothills outside los angeles. >> it came through here like a hurricane. it went from being calm to couldn't even see. >> reporter: the fire fueled by hot santa ana winds and extreme drought, the worst in 150 years. >> it's crazy. it's a little surreal. >> reporter: 700 firefighters scrambled to battle the blaze from the air. >> you can see the water trying to get on the brush. >> reporter: and on the ground. residents grabbed bucks and hoses pitching in to save their neighborhood. all that hard work is paying off.

>> the forward spread of the fire has stopped. >> reporter: three men now behind bars accused of sparking the raging blaze with an illegal campfire. >> one was very remorseful for starting the fire. >> reporter: 30% of the fire is now contained but not before it burned 1700 acres. 2,000 homeowners were forced to evacuate told to grab what they could and get out. five structures have been destroyed including the historic singer mansion named after the founder of the sewing machine company. this tenant came back to find his apartment gone. >> what's next for me is i guess is to take one day at a time. >> reporter: officials have re-opened some of the evacuated areas and residents are returning to their homes. many to assess the damage. mary bruce, abc news, washington. >> and we'll check today's forecast for california in just a moment. but first nearly 200 united airlines passengers who expected to be in china right now are

instead in new jersey. their flight yesterday from newark to beijing turned back because of so swear turbulence. no passengers were injured but five flight attendants were treated for minor injuries much the passengers will aboard today's flight to beijing. and the problem for philadelphia passengers was on the ground. a baggage vehicle crashed into an airport terminal window spilling cool apartment and filling the us airways gate area with smoke. only the driver was injured. one report says the brakes may have failed. no flies were canceled or delayed but several gates were closed because of the mess. one soldier is dead two others injured after a helicopter crash in georgia. known as the night stalkers. they fly dangerous migs like the raid on osama bin laden. this black hawk helicopter was returning from a routine training flight when it made a hard landing, the fourth military crash in a week. president obama goes to the justice department later to deliver his much anticipated

speech on u.s. spying efforts. now, the president is not expected to announce any drastic changes, but he will call for more oversight of spy agencies. new jersey governor chris christie is trying to reassure the republican faithful that he'll survive the bridge scandal. christie spoke last night at a private fund-raiser saying "we will get through this" earlier lawmakers issued 20 subpoenas in the case and we should learn who got them later today. >> there's an expectation that people who receive those subpoenas will comply with them. we have no reason to believe they won't. >> the christie administration has now hired a former federal prosecutor to assist with an internal review of the scandal. new concern in west virginia this morning after the chemical spill contaminated the drinking water. thousands of people have been given the all-clear to use their tap again but pregnant women are being told to stay away from it two days after it was declared safe. health officials say the warning

is out of an abundance of caution. new details about the gunman who allegedly shot and killed two women at an indiana supermarket before he was shot dead by police. police still have no motive but they want to know if shawn bair may have dated the 20-year-old victim in the store police took two minutes to arrive at the scene and caught up with bair and he had the manager on his knees. >> you could see the manager there in a praying position. you could see the shooter waving the gun around pointing the gun at him. >> bair had a history of legal and drug problems and pictures of serial killers on his facebook page and postings saying "everybody should die." well, top senate conservative is calling it quits two years early. republican tom coburn of oklahoma will resign at the end of the current congressional term. coburn has been battling a recurrence of prostate cancer and told abc news earlier he only has five to ten years to live. now, both of oklahoma's senate

seats will be up for grabs it november. all right, the mayor of houston has married her longtime partner flying to palm springs because it is not legal there. they tied the knot on the 23rd anniversary of their relationship. parker hoped to get married in houston but said that might be a long time coming. first lady michelle obama is in full party mode as she turns 50 today. president obama is throwing her a big bash at the white house tomorrow and guests have been told to wear comfy shoes and come ready to dance. the white house is keeping the details under wraps but a delivery truck was spotted outside with cases of champagne. the first lady is describing herself as 50 and fabulous and she says she has never felt more confident. >> sounds like there's going to be a real shindig. looking great. time now for the weather across the nation, firefighters getting a break in southern california with light winds, most of the country will be dry today. but there will be some snow

showers in the upper midwest. western pennsylvania and upstate new york. temperatures in the west will be well above average. minnesota and wisconsin will only reach the teens. it'll be in the 30s and 40s in the northeast and chilly in the south. still ahead, google getting into the medical field? wait until you hear what the tech giant is up to now. gone without a trace. the search for a missing "wall street journal" reporter intensifies as new clues surface from miles away. a change on the diamond. major league baseball is taking a page from the nfl rule book.

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welcome back. we are learning more about that huge data breach at target stores. they quote investigators as saying some of the software used was written in russian and appears to be part of a broad and very sophisticated campaign against many retailers, not just target and now neiman-marcus is offering free credit monitoring to its customers after a data breach there. contact lenses from google could someday help diabetics. it says it's testing a smart contact lens that would check glucose levels and tears and tell the wearer. but google says it'll take at least five years before these are ready for consumers. united airlines plans to furlough almost 700 flight attendants because not enough took the voluntary buyout after the merger. they have too many attendants and those from one airline can't yet work on the other's flights. the iphone getting more popular claiming a bigger share of the smartphone market.

a new report finding 42% of its owners have an iphone. samsung second, 26% share. both have seen increased sales over the past year. taco bell is offering a bigger variety of beverages. they rolled out six new drinks today including a mountain dew sangrita blast, hoping to bring in profits. 56% of their profits involved air beverage last year. when we come back, deception at a young age. researchers say sometimes babies fake their cries. plus, lucky date. one family, four kids and one fact about their birthdays that will blow your mind.

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crashes on interstate 70 and other major roads. motorists could see for less than a hundred feet. now for a look at other morning road condition, roads should be dry this most of the country except for around the great lakes from michigan to western new york and pennsylvania, where there could be a light covering of snow. if you're flying, airport delays possible in minneapolis and that's because of the wind. and back to the news now and a new clue in the disappearance of a "wall street journal" reporter. >> david bird disappeared and his credit card was used in mexico. law enforcement officers and volunteers have been searching around that area near his home. they say there's no evidence of foul play. >> there's nothing in his background that shows any indiscretions, so we really are just going on some basic leads. >> bird's family says he underwent a liver transplant nine years ago and needs to take anti-rejection drugs daily. our first legal test of

wearing while reading google glass. it was ruled that using the computer eyewear could be considered a distraction. but the police officer in this case failed to prove that the device is actually on at the time. the driver is one of the few selected to test google glass and was initially cited for speeding which she also beat. victoria secret tries to make good after a dispute over breast-feeding. it started when ashley clawson asked to breast-feed her son in a victoria's secret fitting room. she was told she couldn't do it. she complained and finds it incredible that a store that focuses on women's bodies wasn't more accommodating. >> if you think of it in its natural state it's meant to nurse your children. you know, that's why they're there. and you would think that victoria's secret would understand that. >> victoria's secret says her being denied to nurse was a violation of its policy. the store manager apologized to

her and offered her a $150 gift certificate. hollywood is saying good-bye to a '60s sitcom favorite after russell johnson who played the professor on "gilligan's island" died at 89. he was a handsome and brainy castaway that came up with a string of quirky inventions. he often joked the professor could build a short wave radio out of a coconut but could never figure out how to patch a hole in the boat. >> pretty obvious part i missed in the script. new research finds babies as young as 7 months can fake crying to get attention. >> no kidding. some parents have doubted that infants were capable of such deception but now researchers in japan who studied it found incidents of fakery. one started to laugh and smile immediately after crying. the nerve of babies. while we're speaking of babies a couple in england welcomed their fourth child. >> here's the unique thing, all

four of their children were born on the same birth date. little ryan with the blue knit hat on january 12th so were sam and 2-year-old twin sisters brooke and nicole. their parents should not have a problem remembering their birthday. >> get a nice little feast and one cake. >> yeah. >> pretty cool. >> that works. all right. some sports now and we start with three simple words from new england patriots' quarterback tom brady. those words, "i feel great." >> that puts to rest any concerns about his being sick ahead of sunday's afc title game which is dense denver. brady was back on the practice field yesterday showing no signs of any illness. >> sunday's game pits the 49ers against the seahawks. highlights from espn. >> good morning, america. this is the "sportscenter" set in los angeles. he's stan. his jacket is buttoned.

i'm neil. mine is unbuttoned. >> critical information. we have a basketball game to tell you about. two really different halves between the thunder and rockets. tell you what we're talking about james harden started out great for him put the rockets up 10. the rockets in the first half, 12 for 20 on three-pointers. they led by 14 1/2 and scored 73 points in the first half. keep that in mind. kevin durant ties the game at 83. and then reggie jackson for oklahoma city -- the rockets scored 19 in the first half, 73 in the first half, 19 in the second half. thunder go on to win it 104-92. 0 for 14 on three for the second half. >> the pacers are looking to improve to 20-1 at home. lance stephenson, sir lancelot to the hole. carmelo anthony. roy hibbert, talk to the hand! oh, yeah. we've seen that before. better watch "sportscenter" to see it again.

stephenson to george and stephenson is the player, career high 28. pacers win, 117-89. >> yeah, they just don't lose at home. >> i buttoned my jacket while stan was reading his highlight. >> that's all we got. you probably could tell. back to you. >> tight. >> nice button too by the way. one more sports note. major league baseball drastically expanding its use of instant replay this season approved by owners, players and umpires. >> a manager will get to challenge one call per game but if replay proves him right he gets another challenge. calls that can't be contested include balls and strikes, check swing, foul tips and interference. up next "the pulse" where a really confident seahawks fan did something rather extreme for his favorite team. plus, buzzer beater bummer. say that three times fast. the shot that came so close to winning it all.

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ask your doctor about non-insulin victoza®. it's covered by most health plans. ♪ all right, welcome back. time to check "the pulse" of pop culture starting with the buzz over the oz car nods. looking pretty good for "12 years a slave." >> it picked up nine nominations and vegas oddsmakers have it as a 2-5 favorite to win best picture. >> best actress, the odds are 1-4 in favor of cate blanchett in "blue jasmine" followed by sandra bullock, meryl streep, amy adams and judi dench in that order. >> it looks like matthew mcconaughey has the best chance taking home the best actor award for "dallas buyers club," chiwetel ejiofor is next in line, followed by leonardo

dicaprio, bruce dern and christian bale. all right, heading into the final weekend of football before the super bowl and one seahawks fan is showing true devotion to his team or maybe a little craziness. that's the right forearm of tim conners, a tattoo declaring that the seahawks are super bowl champs. he had the ink done at the beginning of the season. conners says 95% of hawks fan approve of his tattoo. as for the skeptics -- >> i'm not crazy. i'm not crazy at all. i'm confident. i'm 100% confident and every single player on that team. >> now, the seahawks play san francisco at home this weekend and what if they don't win? what does he do then? >> i'm sure his mom will give him one big lecture. before he was drafted right out of high school kobe bryant never attended college until now. he sat in on a marketing college at boston college last night. >> he is the tall one in the picture tweeted by students even

though he is on the sidelines because of an injury bryant has been traveling with the lakers who are in boston for a game with the celtics tonight. later tweeted "education never stops." >> kobe in my class. >> how cool would that be. one more mention of basketball in "the pulse" in this friday morning coming to us from washington state and it just so happens to be our "play of the day." >> the kids from grandview and prosser high schools all tied at 6 a. grandview had a time to win it. time expires. follow the ball down the court. check out where the ball gets stuck. oh, yeah, right there on the back of the rim. they went into overtime and grandview ended up winning by two. >> that is -- >> can you imagine? >> that has happened in the driveway to me and my brother but i've never seen it happen in a game with the game on the line. >> couldn't do that if you tried. >> absolutely not. for some of you, your local news is next. >> for everyone else, we'll be back with your "friday funnies." i'm randy, and i quit smoking with chantix.

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another peaceful night in downtown san jose after all the ar isn't the past week or so. now the arson suspect, patrick brennan, is staying here at the santa clara county's main jail in downtown san jose. he is being held on $1 million bail.